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unary

/ˈjuːnəɹi/

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noun

一进制，一元制。

The unary numeral system; the bijective base-1 numeral system.

Examples :

"The teacher explained that while decimal numbers use place values, unary only uses the quantity of symbols, like tally marks, to represent a number. "

老师解释说，十进制数字使用位值，而一进制只使用符号的数量来表示数字，就像用计数的竖线一样。

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noun

一元编码

Unary coding, an entropy encoding for natural numbers.

Examples :

"Unary is useful for representing small numbers efficiently in certain data compression algorithms. "

一元编码在某些数据压缩算法中可以有效地表示小数字。

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adjective

一元的，单项的

Consisting of or involving a single element or component.

Examples :

"The plus sign in "+5" is a unary operator because it only applies to the single number 5. "

"+5"中的加号是一个一元运算符，因为它只作用于单独的数字5。

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adjective

一元的，单unary的

(computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure or logic gate, taking exactly one operand, argument, parameter or input; having domain of dimension 1.

Examples :

"Negation is a unary operation."

取反运算是一种一元运算 (qǔ fǎn yùn suàn shì yī zhǒng yī yuán yùn suàn)。

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